Nigeria should not make the same mistake that Israel did. our nation is also at the edge of a great decisive battle. if we lose the battle, we will become "slaves". if we win we retain our dignity and have a unique opportunity to change our destiny for good. our children will be better for it. ( many of them are being born on foreign shores without an inkling of their unique heritage )..... Goliath is out there shouting ..... " send me a champion " " let us fight. if i defeat him you will serve us...... if he defeats me, we will serve you "...... he was a really big guy. Goliath is today represented by the selfish powers that be in our great nation. they are indeed financial giants..... on the surface ... it would seem that they can not be defeated..... but we all know what happened to Goliath that day.... but Saul had to first of all agree to let the boy go and face the giant... David did not seem qualified at all.. his proposal and battle strategy were unorthodox and seemed ridiculous.... a pebble instead of serious military equipment... that story.. simple as it seems, is resoundingly profound and prophetic... it is a wonder to ponder upon...
.....and Nigeria is in similar straits this very season... our destiny depends on the choices we make.... we have trusted in man up till now and we are yet to reap beneficial outcomes.... it is time to look deeper at what God would have us do .... if not for David that day, Israel would have become enslaved. from nowhere, the boy came with new ideas .. a pebble to the forehead.. very unusual but effective. it is interesting to note that the "boy" we have..... now bears the name of David's best friend. there was a covenant between David and Jonathan.... covenants are strong things.... logic can never decipher them.... only faith can....the strange circumstance around Goodluck's emergence are worthy of note....originally an " errand boy " ( just like David ) ... he may become the king we need ... let us wish Goodluck .. good luck.
i believe strongly that every little drop counts. whatever resources you have must be thrown into the arsenal to bring in a new order. prayerfully looking at our issues now.... we have an opportunity to radically shift the balance of power , focus and the whole politics of that country by working to put this young man in power. it is not about the individual ... it is about the need to change the trend which had up to date been expensively futile ..... i don't know about him. in fact, i don't really care about him ... but his person and emergence at this time portends good for our nation..... i can feel it ....
whoever you are, wherever you are .... root for goodluck. pray for goodluck. ask for goodluck. talk about goodluck. think of goodluck... create a tidal wave of oipnion that no Goliath can withstand. let the force of our collective passion sweep across the nation and wash the tyranny away. there is no amount of money that can stop a tsunami.... and when the water subsides , we will see that we have ushered in a new era in which we can grow with the clear confidence that the future is bright... we deserve it.
Nigeria really deserves to be great.
Arise, O compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our Fatherland
With love and strength and faith.
The labour of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain,
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.
Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land,
Though tribes and tongues may differ,
In brotherhood we stand,
Nigerians all are proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland.
Our flag shall be a symbol
That truth and justice reign,
In peace or battle honour'd,
And this we count as gain,
To hand on to our children
A banner without stain.
O God of all creation,
Grant this our one request,
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed,
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.
this is the time..... this is the hour.... all over the world .... pray.... work....think.....contribute....
Goodluck Nigeria !!!
ADDENDUM
when i wrote this post, the elections were round the corner and i was so sure that GOODLUCK would bring goodluck. he was such an unusual choice... i was not in the country at that time to have an actual feel of things on the ground in Nigeria, but i just had this feeling that this unknown guy ... this dark horse.. this young man who is apparently being positioned at the behest of higher political forces ... could actually be the game changer for this country.
i was really optimistic. really optimistic.. sigh !! it seemed so naive of me to hing my convictions and opinions on a hunch .. just because his name is goodluck and because at last he is a complete unknown individual that would represent a break from the stranglehold that some people have on the neck of this nation. one could actually say i was naive... and one would not be very wrong.. lol.
then i remembered Isaiah 55: 8 which says ...
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
i also remembered psalm 33: 11 which says...
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
then i remembered the way a set of brothers sold their own brother into slavery. and the cahin of events that led the boy who was sold through slavery to prison and then to the highest position in the only economically buoyant nation on earth at that time. the evil act that the brothers did was actually a single strand in a web of provision that God was weaving for a covenant nation yet unborn. it was quite a thing to imagine.
no analyst could have seen at the time the boy was being sold into slavery that things would end up tha way they did. none ! so at that end of the day... who has the final say ?? you know the rest of the song ....
so as much as i am tempted to recant my high expectations from this " apparently unlucky guy " , I WILL STILL STAND BY MY ASSERTION THAT GOODLUCK WILL BRING GOODLUCK TO NIGERIA. IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THAT NOW .... but it will happen ..
psst ... i hope it will be soon... it would be really cool for nice things to happen while we still live .. lol
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
What type of Income Is yours ?
Everybody lives through one form of income or the other. Look into your pocket. There should be some money there. If there is no money there . That money has a source. It came from somewhere. Try and think of where this money came from. Will money come from that source again ? These are things we hardly think about. But they are so important. What is the source of your money ? How reliable is that source ? Will it still be there as time goes by ? Is it a regular source ? Will it grow as your needs and responsibilities grow? Income is key to economic survival. You must know your source. You must understand it and you must defend it and yiu must expand it.
Ther basically three types of income that i have identified in life. Let us look at them.
Linear income.
This is a situation in which you have only one source of income. It could be a job or some asset that is getting you money but it is the only source of income. The most common form of linear income is a job. A lot of people have jobs and that is the only thing that brings them money. Other forms of linear income are :- popcorn machine , a bus for transport, photocopy machine, a business center etc.
The unique thing about linear income is that if you lose that source of income , then you will have no other income. for example , if you lose your job or your photocopy machine becomes faulty, then until you get another job or until you fix that thing that brings you money, you have no income. ( The only way that linear income can be good is if the source is very solid and reliable. Like a very good job with promotion prospects.)
This is one of the disadvantages of linear income and it can be a problem if you have people you have to take care of like children ,aged parents etc.
Multiple income.
This refers to a situation in which you earn money from more than one source. This may mean you have several branches of your small venture or that you have two jobs or it could mean that you have a job and also have some other business that you engage in like selling phone credit o running a business center...etc. As long as you have more than one place from which money comes to you, you have multiple income.
The unique aspect about this type of income structure is the stress factor. All the sources of income are connected to you as a person. It is true that you now have more than one source of income, it is also true that you will no longer be handicapped if one source of income fails.. For example, if you lose your job, because you have another source of income, you can rely on this until you get another job.
But the point is that now... No matter how many sources of income you have, they are all connected to you as a person. The continued supply of revenue is dependent on you as the driver of these sources. You need to supervise all the sources to ensure thy keep bringing income. So what happens if something happens to you ?
whatever happens to you will affect every branch- If the breadwinner dies or falls ill, the bread stops coming.
Residual income.
This refers to a situation in which you earn income for an effort you made in the past. For example , a musician will keep earning money every time someone buys his records even if he has stopped singing. An author will still earn money every time someone buys his or her book even if the author has stopped writing.
Because of that one effort they made , they keep earning income . This is residual income. In Nigeria ,it is a fact that the children of the late legendary musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Still earn money from sales of their fathers recordings. The Man is no longer alive but his children still benefit from his work. This is residual income.
Which type of income do you think is better ? The wise person will definitely like to have income which is regular and which will be constant even when you get old or when you are sick.
Many of us just work, work and work. We do not really try to analyze our finances we just leave a lot to luck and chance and abstract spiritual interventions. If you keep praying and fasting and you don't have a clear organized idea of what you are up to you may get frustrated and begin to think that God does not care because you are not likely to get results from the prayer.
Do you notice that the really successful people do not do as much work as those who are not rich ? It is very simple. When you take some actions at the right time, your stress will be reduced and your comfort will increase as time goes by . Planning makes all the difference. You need to see the handling of money as a science that needs to be mastered and not taken for granted.
What we are saying here is that it is wise to plan your income so that in the future things may be easier for you.
Multiple income is more reliable than linear income and residual income is the best income. It is the way that billionaires are made. You can never become truly wealthy or financially independent if you do not create some form of residual income - income which will come to you wether you are there or not.
Some sources of residual income are
1. Investment in shares , stocks or bonds.
2. Reliable multi - level programs.
3. Internet entrepreneurship.
4. Creative work . Write a book or release an album.
5. Insurance.
6. Pension schemes.
7. Mutual funds.
8. Property.
When you make a one- time effort , the results keep coming in a stream of income. In the next edition, we will look at each individual source and examine the pros and cons of each one.
You can send any questions to incomeideas@hotmail.com
Everybody lives through one form of income or the other. Look into your pocket. There should be some money there. If there is no money there . That money has a source. It came from somewhere. Try and think of where this money came from. Will money come from that source again ? These are things we hardly think about. But they are so important. What is the source of your money ? How reliable is that source ? Will it still be there as time goes by ? Is it a regular source ? Will it grow as your needs and responsibilities grow? Income is key to economic survival. You must know your source. You must understand it and you must defend it and yiu must expand it.
Ther basically three types of income that i have identified in life. Let us look at them.
Linear income.
This is a situation in which you have only one source of income. It could be a job or some asset that is getting you money but it is the only source of income. The most common form of linear income is a job. A lot of people have jobs and that is the only thing that brings them money. Other forms of linear income are :- popcorn machine , a bus for transport, photocopy machine, a business center etc.
The unique thing about linear income is that if you lose that source of income , then you will have no other income. for example , if you lose your job or your photocopy machine becomes faulty, then until you get another job or until you fix that thing that brings you money, you have no income. ( The only way that linear income can be good is if the source is very solid and reliable. Like a very good job with promotion prospects.)
This is one of the disadvantages of linear income and it can be a problem if you have people you have to take care of like children ,aged parents etc.
Multiple income.
This refers to a situation in which you earn money from more than one source. This may mean you have several branches of your small venture or that you have two jobs or it could mean that you have a job and also have some other business that you engage in like selling phone credit o running a business center...etc. As long as you have more than one place from which money comes to you, you have multiple income.
The unique aspect about this type of income structure is the stress factor. All the sources of income are connected to you as a person. It is true that you now have more than one source of income, it is also true that you will no longer be handicapped if one source of income fails.. For example, if you lose your job, because you have another source of income, you can rely on this until you get another job.
But the point is that now... No matter how many sources of income you have, they are all connected to you as a person. The continued supply of revenue is dependent on you as the driver of these sources. You need to supervise all the sources to ensure thy keep bringing income. So what happens if something happens to you ?
whatever happens to you will affect every branch- If the breadwinner dies or falls ill, the bread stops coming.
Residual income.
This refers to a situation in which you earn income for an effort you made in the past. For example , a musician will keep earning money every time someone buys his records even if he has stopped singing. An author will still earn money every time someone buys his or her book even if the author has stopped writing.
Because of that one effort they made , they keep earning income . This is residual income. In Nigeria ,it is a fact that the children of the late legendary musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Still earn money from sales of their fathers recordings. The Man is no longer alive but his children still benefit from his work. This is residual income.
Which type of income do you think is better ? The wise person will definitely like to have income which is regular and which will be constant even when you get old or when you are sick.
Many of us just work, work and work. We do not really try to analyze our finances we just leave a lot to luck and chance and abstract spiritual interventions. If you keep praying and fasting and you don't have a clear organized idea of what you are up to you may get frustrated and begin to think that God does not care because you are not likely to get results from the prayer.
Do you notice that the really successful people do not do as much work as those who are not rich ? It is very simple. When you take some actions at the right time, your stress will be reduced and your comfort will increase as time goes by . Planning makes all the difference. You need to see the handling of money as a science that needs to be mastered and not taken for granted.
What we are saying here is that it is wise to plan your income so that in the future things may be easier for you.
Multiple income is more reliable than linear income and residual income is the best income. It is the way that billionaires are made. You can never become truly wealthy or financially independent if you do not create some form of residual income - income which will come to you wether you are there or not.
Some sources of residual income are
1. Investment in shares , stocks or bonds.
2. Reliable multi - level programs.
3. Internet entrepreneurship.
4. Creative work . Write a book or release an album.
5. Insurance.
6. Pension schemes.
7. Mutual funds.
8. Property.
When you make a one- time effort , the results keep coming in a stream of income. In the next edition, we will look at each individual source and examine the pros and cons of each one.
You can send any questions to incomeideas@hotmail.com
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